Saturday
Guelph Farmers’ Market
2 Gordon St.; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Check out an abundance of fresh produce, baked goods, beverages, and products from local meat producers.
Eramosa River Trail parkrun and parkwalk
Eramosa River Trail at 85 York Rd.; 9 a.m. to noon
A free weekly timed 5k run, jog, and walk kicks off just east of the covered bridge near The Boathouse. Newcomers are encouraged to join at 8:45 a.m.
Fall Fibres: Guelph Guild of Handweavers & Spinners
Wellington County Museum and Archives at 0538 Wellington Rd. 18; 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Demonstrations and handcrafted items from local fibre artists. It features spinning, weaving, basketry, felting, bobbin lace, braiding and beading. Admission is free.
Annual Workside Handmade Market and Bake Sale
St. George’s Anglican Church at 99 Woolwich St.; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
There will be over 20 local vendors and a bake sale. This is an event fundraiser so new equipment and toys can be purchased for Workside Early Childhood Education Centre.
Fall Train Show
50 Crimea St.; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Admission is $5 and its cash only. For those 12 years of age and under admission is free. Children have to be accompanied by an adult. The space is not wheelchair accessible. The event is put on by the Guelph Model Railroad Society and will display model trains. Hidden in the layout of the trains are dinosaurs, airplanes and trucks so children can go on a scavenger hunt. They are asked not to touch the trains.
Story Time in the Park
Exhibition Park by the bulletin board; 2 to 3 p.m.
This event is put on by the Exhibition Park Neighbourhood Group. Storytellers James Novak and Alex Avatti will be presenting child-friendly stories at the park. This event is free and people are encouraged to bring blankets and mugs for hot chocolate.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Wresting
Red Papaya Thai and Grill at 55 Wyndham St. N.; 6 to 10 p.m.
Off The Ropes regulars and new faces battle it out. Tickets are $27.96 for adults and $17.31 for children.
Guelph Film Festival
Guelph Civic Museum at 52 Norfolk St.; 11:30 a.m.
Film screening of Wilfred Buck. The film tells the story of Elder Wilfred Buck and how he overcame history by reclaiming ancestral star knowledge. Tickets are $12 or pay-what-you-can.
Guelph Civic Museum at 52 Norfolk St.; 2:30 p.m.
Short film series featuring The Mini Forest, The Everlasting Pea and Twig. There will be a post-film directors talk back with David Hartman and Claire Sanford. Tickets are $12 or pay-what-you-can.
University of Guelph at the MacKinnon Building, room 108; 7:30 p.m.
The festival features a media arts exploration of online vulnerability and digital culture with My Sextortion Diary. Tickets are $15 or pay-what-you-can.
Sunday
The Hive Inside: Family Fun Market
Red Chevron at 34 Elizabeth St.; noon to 4 p.m.
The Hive’s first indoor market of the season featuring local art, vendors, live music, food and activities for children.
Guelph Book Bash Festival
Guelph Farmers’ Market at 2 Gordon St.; 1 to 4 p.m.
This is an annual celebration of books. It will feature 30 local authors and their recently published books, local publishers, literary and arts organizations, gift wrapping by donation, reading for children, book composting, food and music.
Guelph Film Festival
10C at 42 Carden St.; 11:30 a.m.
Meet local children filmmakers with screenings of their micro-docs. Cartoons will also be featured. Tickets are $5 for adults and admission for children is free.
10C at 42 Carden St.; 2:30 p.m.
Screening of Your Tomorrow, a glimpse into Toronto’s Ontario Place. Tickets are $12 or pay-what-you-can.
OAC Centennial Arboretum Centre t 200 Arboretum Rd.; 7 p.m.
Screening of Singing Back the Buffalo, Blackfoot Elder Leroy Little Bear, Cree filmmaker Tasha Hubbard takes viewers into humanity’s connections to buffalo. Tickets are $15 or pay-what-you-can.
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